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Aug 24, 2026

Successful faculty Continuing Appointment Reviews (CAR) in the Department of Surgery over the 2025/26 academic year

CAR

Dear colleagues,

Please join me in congratulating the Department of Surgery faculty who have successfully completed their Continuing Appointment Reviews (CAR) during the academic year of 2025/26.

The 11 faculty members are listed below, according to the time sequence of their CAR dates:

  • Dr. Joseph Catapano; Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
  • Dr. Chaya Shwaartz; General Surgery
  • Dr. Christoph Haller; Cardiac Surgery
  • Dr. Amin Madani; General Surgery
  • Dr. Andrea Chan; Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Dr. Miranda Witherford; Vascular Surgery
  • Dr. David Wai Lim; General Surgery
  • Dr. Eduardo Ioschpe Gus; Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
  • Dr. Dylan Pannell; General Surgery
  • Dr. David Wallace; Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
  • Dr. Piroze Davierwala; Cardiac Surgery

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Department of Surgery faculty and staff, and especially the CAR committee members who made this successful review process possible.

Special thanks are due to Dr. Ori Rotstein, Associate Chair of the Department of Surgery, for his leadership, ensuring that CARs continue to be a thorough review process tracking faculty members’ achievements and accomplishments during their first 3 to 5 years of practice.

Warm congratulations to all our successful candidates, and best of luck with the next chapter!

Sincerely,

Carol J. Swallow, MD PhD FRCSC FACS

RS McLaughlin Professor and Chair

Department of Surgery, University of Toronto